2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Volunteers were led by first-year head coach Rick Barnes . The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee , as a member of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 15–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated Auburn and Vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to LSU .
Previous season
The Vols posted a record of 16–16, 7–11 in SEC play in the 2014–15 season and finished in 10th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Arkansas .
Departures
Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kyle Alexander C
Milton, Ontario, CA
Orangeville Prep
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
May 7, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Lamonte' Turner PG
Harvest, AL
IMG Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Apr 28, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80
Ray Kasongo PF
Toronto, Ontario, CA
College of Southern Idaho
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Apr 28, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Shembari Phillips SG
Marietta, GA
Wheeler
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 1, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75
Admiral Schofield SF
Zion, IL
Zion-Benton Township
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Aug 31, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : NR Rivals : NR ESPN : NR
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
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Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Kevin Punter
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Bronx, New York
G
1
Lamonte Turner
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Florence, Alabama
F
2
Ray Kasongo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G
3
Robert Hubbs III
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
Jr
Newbern, Tennessee
F
4
Armani Moore
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Kennesaw, Georgia
F
5
Admiral Schofield
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Zion, Illinois
F
11
Kyle Alexander
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Milton, Ontario, Canada
G
15
Detrick Mostella
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Decatur, Alabama
F
23
Derek Reese
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Orlando, Florida
G
24
Lucas Campbell (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Knoxville, Tennessee
G
25
Shembari Phillips
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Atlanta, Georgia
G
32
Brad Woodson (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G
34
Devon Baulkman
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Bainbridge, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 6, 2015
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench
Bench 3
C
Kyle Alexander
Derek Reese
PF
Armani Moore
Ray Kasongo
SF
Admiral Schofield
Robert Hubbs
SG
Devon Baulkman
Detrick Mostella
Lucas Campbell
PG
Kevin Punter
Shembari Phillips
Brad Woodson
Schedule
Tennessee has been invited to play in the Barclays Center Classic, where they will host two to-be-determined opponents and then play against two of these three teams in Brooklyn: Cincinnati , Nebraska , and George Washington .[ 1] The Vols will travel on the road to play at Butler,[ 2] Georgia Tech,[ 3] and TCU.[ 4] Tennessee will matchup with Gonzaga in neutral venue in the Battle in Seattle.[ 5] Tennessee will also host Marshall,[ 6] East Tennessee State, and Florida Atlantic.[ 7]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6 *7:00 pm
Alabama-Huntsville
W 96–83
29 – Moore
10 – Moore
5 – Tied
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Regular season
Nov. 13 *7:00 pm
UNC Asheville
W 82–78
1–0
31 – Punter
8 – Moore, Reese
6 – Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,564)Knoxville, TN
Nov. 16 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech
L 67–69
1–1
17 – Moore
10 – Reese
3 – Hubbs
Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,467)Atlanta, GA
Nov. 19 *7:00 pm
Marshall
W 84–74
2–1
20 – Moore
13 – Reese
4 – Punter
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,341)Knoxville, TN
Nov. 22 *12:00 pm, SECN
Gardner–Webb Barclays Center Classic first round
W 89–64
3–1
24 – Punter
16 – Moore
6 – Punter
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,911)Knoxville, TN
Nov. 24 *7:00 pm, SECN
Army Barclays Center Classic second round
W 95–80
4–1
29 – Moore
11 – Reese
6 – Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,326)Knoxville, TN
Nov. 27 *9:00 pm, ASN
vs. George Washington Barclays Center Classic semifinals
L 70–73
4–2
24 – Punter
6 – Moore, Reese
4 – Moore
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 28 *Noon
vs. Nebraska Barclays Center Classic Consolation
L 71–82
4–3
23 – Punter
5 – Alexander
5 – Punter
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Dec. 12 *2:30 pm, FS1
at No. 18 Butler
L 86–94
4–4
27 – Punter
7 – Schofield
7 – Moore
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)Indianapolis, IN
Dec. 16 *7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic
W 81–62
5–4
24 – Punter
8 – Reese
5 – Punter
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,309)Knoxville, TN
Dec. 19 *11:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Gonzaga Battle in Seattle
L 79–86
5–5
23 – Punter
7 – Baulkman
5 – Punter
KeyArena (16,770)Seattle, WA
Dec. 22 *7:00 pm
East Tennessee State
W 76–67
6–5
17 – Mostella
11 – Moore
4 – Mostella
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,684)Knoxville, TN
Dec. 29 *1:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee State
W 74–69
7–5
23 – Punter
14 – Moore
6 – Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,214)Knoxville, TN
Jan. 2 2:00 pm, CBS
at Auburn
L 77–83
7–6 (0–1)
31 – Punter
9 – Moore
4 – Punter, Moore
Auburn Arena (8,614)Auburn, AL
Jan. 6 7:00 pm, ESPN2
Florida
W 83–69
8–6 (1–1)
26 – Punter
9 – Hubbs
6 – Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,387)Knoxville, TN
Jan. 9 1:00 pm, SECN
No. 21 Texas A&M
L 88–92
8–7 (1–2)
19 – Punter
6 – Moore, Schofield
5 – Tied
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,907)Knoxville, TN
Jan. 13 7:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia
L 72–81
8–8 (1–3)
16 – Mostella, Punter
8 – Moore
5 – Moore
Stegeman Coliseum (8,029)Athens, GA
Jan. 16 3:30 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State
W 80–75
9–8 (2–3)
24 – Mostella
8 – Reese
5 – Punter
Humphrey Coliseum (5,926)Starkville, MS
Jan. 20 9:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt
L 74–88
9–9 (2–4)
26 – Punter
8 – Moore
3 – Punter, Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,561)Knoxville, TN
Jan. 23 Noon, SECN
No. 24 South Carolina
W 78–69
10–9 (3–4)
36 – Punter
8 – Hubbs
4 – Baulkman, Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,928)Knoxville, TN
Jan. 26 9:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama
L 57–63
10–10 (3–5)
15 – Punter
11 – Moore
4 – Baulkman, Moore
Coleman Coliseum (11,429)Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 30 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
at TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 63–75
10–11
24 – Punter
11 – Alexander
6 – Moore
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,761)Fort Worth, TX
Feb. 2 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Kentucky Rivalry
W 84–77
11–11 (4–5)
27 – Punter
13 – Moore
4 – Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (19,295)Knoxville, TN
Feb. 6 8:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas
L 67–85
11–12 (4–6)
24 – Punter
5 – Tied
7 – Punter
Bud Walton Arena (15,970)Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 9 7:00 pm, SECN
Auburn
W 71–45
12–12 (5–6)
20 – Hubbs
12 – Moore
4 – Baulkman, Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,740)Knoxville, TN
Feb. 13 3:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri
L 64–75
12–13 (5–7)
21 – Punter
7 – Alexander
3 – Punter
Mizzou Arena (10,536)Columbia, MO
Feb. 18 7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 14 Kentucky Rivalry
L 70–80
12–14 (5–8)
21 – Moore
11 – Moore
2 – Baulkman, Moore
Rupp Arena (24,274)Lexington, KY
Feb. 20 5:30 pm, ESPNU
LSU
W 81–65
13–14 (6–8)
19 – Hubbs
10 – Moore
7 – Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (19,721)Knoxville, TN
Feb. 24 9:00 pm, SECN
at South Carolina
L 58–84
13–15 (6–9)
19 – Baulkman
9 – Alexander
6 – Moore
Colonial Life Arena (13,224)Columbia, SC
Feb. 27 7:30 pm, SECN
Arkansas
L 65–75
13–16 (6–10)
17 – Moore
11 – Moore
5 – Moore
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,413)Knoxville, TN
Mar. 1 7:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt
L 69–86
13–17 (6–11)
23 – Phillips
7 – Phillips
6 – Moore
Memorial Gymnasium (13,099)Nashville, TN
Mar. 5 Noon, SECN
Ole Miss
L 60–83
13–18 (6–12)
18 – Baulkman
6 – Schofield
4 – Schofield
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,424)Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
Mar. 9 8:00 pm, SECN
vs. Auburn First round
W 97–59
14–18
22 – Moore
11 – Reese
5 – Moore
Bridgestone Arena (9,787)Nashville, TN
Mar. 10 3:30 pm, SECN
vs. Vanderbilt Second round
W 67–65
15–18
18 – Mostella
10 – Reese
3 – Moore, Mostella
Bridgestone Arena (12,270)Nashville, TN
Mar. 11 3:30 pm, SECN
vs. LSU Quarterfinals
L 75–84
15–19
19 – Hubbs
6 – Moore
8 – Moore
Bridgestone Arena (15,222)Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
^ "Cincinnati, Nebraska, Tennessee to headline 2015 Barclays Center Classic" . August 6, 2014.
^ "Tennessee basketball agrees to home-and-home with Butler" . April 29, 2014.
^ "Jon Rothstein: "Tennessee + Georgia Tech will begin a H + H series starting 11/16/15 in Atlanta, source told @CBSSports. Return game in Knoxville in 16-17." " . May 13, 2015.
^ "Vols Travel to TCU for Big 12/SEC Challenge" . May 14, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015 .
^ "Vols finalizing plans to play Gonzaga" . May 12, 2015.
^ "BOGACZYK: Herd Men's Hoops Scheduling Tougher" . April 8, 2015.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Notebook: Tennessee basketball to host Florida Atlantic this season" . June 3, 2015.
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